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Day: January 24, 2018

  • Faculty note: Prof. Gurung podcast: ‘Make Science your ally’

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    Sue Bodilly

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    UW-Green Bay Prof. A.R. Regan Gurung (Psychology) was featured recently in a Educo Community podcast, discussing how to improve self-awareness, deal with difficult emotions in the right way and build the proper social networks to achieve greater goals. Some of the material is shared in his TEDx talk from last year.

  • Reminders: Scholarships, job fair, SEOTY

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    Sue Bodilly

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    Here are some reminders from the Financial Aid office: Scholarships play an important role in helping many talented students achieve their educational goals Qualified incoming freshmen and continuing students may fill out a general application through the Office of Financial Aid to be considered for a large pool of awards, including one for children of…

  • WPR: Prof. Merkel and others look to cultivate new scientists and antibiotics

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    Sue Bodilly

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    “Wisconsin researchers are joining a worldwide effort to preserve cures for common infections by using crowdsourcing to discover new antibiotics,” reports Wisconsin Public Radio. The story features UW-Green Bay Associate Prof. Brian Merkel (Human Biology). “The educators came to UW-Madison in early January to take a week-long crash course as part of what’s called the…

  • Fox 11: UW-Green Bay dedicates Library Commons

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    Sue Bodilly

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    Fox 11 had coverage of this weeks celebration and grand opening of the Library Commons. See it here.

  • Reminder: Academic Staff Committee Meeting Next Wednesday

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    Sue Bodilly

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    Just a reminder that the next Academic Staff Committee meeting will take place on Wednesday, Jan. 31 at 1:30 p.m. in CL 735 (HR Conference Room). This meeting is open to the public. The agenda for this meeting is available on the SOFAS website.

  • Coming up at the Weidner Center: Jazz fest and Decades Rewind

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    Sue Bodilly

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    Jazz Fest 48, Saturday, Jan. 27 is sure to please. Student performances begin at 6 p.m. followed by the Green Bay Jazz Orchestra with Janet Planet at 7 p.m. Buy tickets and see more. Decade rewind is Sunday, Feb. 11 at 7 p.m. The national touring concert, dance party and theatrical performance all wrapped up…

  • Fox-Wolf Watershed Cleanup is seeks site captains

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    Sue Bodilly

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    The annual Fox-Wolf Watershed Cleanup is Saturday, April 21, 2018. This year, more than 50 sites have been identified for cleanup. The goal is to register 1,000 volunteers. Every year, members of the UW-Green Bay campus community share in the effort. More volunteers and site leaders are needed. Email Kelly Reyer at kelly@fwwa.org if you…

  • Weinschenk publishes in the Journal of Elections, Public Opinion & Parties

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    Sue Bodilly

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    UW-Green Bay Associate Prof. Aaron Weinschenk (Political Science) recently had a peer-reviewed journal article accepted for publication in the Journal of Elections, Public Opinion & Parties. The paper is titled “Preelection Poll Accuracy and Bias in the 2016 U.S. General Elections.” It is co-authored with colleagues from Duke University and Northeastern University.

  • Weidner requests comments from the public in celebration of 25 years

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    Sue Bodilly

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    Everyone has a story to tell. As the Weidner Center for the Performing Arts enters its 25th season, with more than 4 million attendees and 9,000 events, the Weidner Center wants to hear from patrons past and present at #MyWeidnerMoment about the moments that have left an indelible mark on their lives. Was it the…